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CASH REGI STER Filed Dec. 19, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Berni: Shipley Oct.13, 1931. a. MQSHIF'LEY 1,826,901

CASH REGISTER Filed Dec. 19, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 u s hs n -aH-ma-iig I26 rum-n 10% By I Bernis Shipley 1931- B. M. SHIPLEY 1,826,901

CASH REGISTER Filed Dec. 19, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Berni: ShipleyPatented Oct. 13,1931

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFrca IBERNIS M. SHIPLEY, F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORTO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, or DAYTON, 0310, A cearonnrron orMARYLAND- CASH REGISTER Application filed December 19, 1928. Serial No.327,082.

1,242,170, issued October 9, 1917, to F. L,

Fuller, andNo. 1,619,796, issued March 1,

1;) 1927 to B. M. Shipley, and in the applications for Letters Patent ofthe United States, Serial Nos. 608,281 and 687 ,305, filed December 91.19212 and January 19, 1924,: respectively, by B. M. Shipley.

In the manufactureof the above-mentioned class of machines, it is theusual practice to standardize such machines as to capacity.'

That is, the totalizer or totalizers includes a predetermined number ofdenominatlonal 2:) wheels, for instance, six, in which case the maximumamount which could be accumulated on such totalizer would, be $9,999.99.The totalizers of other standardized types of machines may have a largeror smallernnm- I her of denominational wheels, but in each instance, apredetermined number. In any case, it is frequently desirable toincrease the accumulating capacity of the totalizer without increasingthe physical dimensions of the ma- C chine which precludes the assemblyofaddione! denominational wheels on the totalizer shaft.

In the type ofmachine to which this invention relates, such a procedurewould entail Li; a decidedincrease inthe widthoftl'ie machine. It is awell known fact that, once the manufacture of a machine of this type isstandardized, any departure from the established. process ofmanufacture, such as, for

instance, widening the machine, requires changes in the main frames,bases, cabinets, etc, which extremely costly, and production iscurtailed by the installation of such changes. i

It is also desirable at' times to increase the capacity of thelreyboardof this type of machine. It is customary to provide one or moredifferential units and corresponding overflow totalizer wheels in excessof the number of rows or banks of amount keys, the additionaldifferentials serving as carrying mechanisms between the totalizerwheelscorresponding with the individual rows or banks of keys, and theoverflow totalizer wheels for which no corresponding banks of keys areprovided.

'lo-increase the keyboard capacity of such machines, it is onlynecessary to assemble a. bank of amount keys in the'machine to cooperatewith each of the excess or overflow differential units. If this is done,however, there remains no mechanism to take care of amounts added intoor accumulated on the totalizer in. excess of its capacity.

It is, therefore, an object. of this invention to provide a simple andnovel means in a machine of the type disclosed in the patents mentionedabove, whereby the capacity of the totalizer may be increased withoutmaterially increasin the cost of production, or delaying suchproduction.

Another object is to provide a novel stepby-step counter to count thenumber of times the capacity of the main totalizer is exceeded.

Another object is to provide a novel overflow counter whereby additionalrows of keys may be employed to control the totalizer actuatingmechanism which otherwise serves only as a carrying device.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features'of construction and combinations of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and apreferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described withreference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of thisspecification.

- n the drawings:

Fig. i is an enlarged detail view of the auxiliary or overflowtotalizer.

Fig. 5 is a view in rear elevation of the back totalizer and themechanism for tripping the actuating means for the auxiliary totalizer.

Fig. 6 is a detail side view of the device for adding a single unit inthe overflow totalizer when the regular totalizcr wheel of high estdenominational order exceeds its capacity.

Fig. 7 shows the auxiliary totalizer operating means in normal position.

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the auxiliary totalizer operating device inthe position assumed when the regular totalizer is engaged with itsactuators, the latch having been tripped by the hi h tooth passing fromits .nine to its zero position.

Fig. 9 is a view of the same mechanism as shown in 8, after thetotalizer has been ch, id the actuating device for the auxin v t nhzerhas been tripped.

The present invention utilizes a well-known step-by-stcp countersubstantially of the type shown in Letters Patent of the United States,No. 1,. 35,,062, granted to B. M. Shipley, the present inventor.

It is also customary to provide machines of the type to which thisinvention is applied, with a plurality of groups or lines of totalizers.The purpose of this invention, that is, the addition of a single unitinto a step-by-step counter every time the capacity of a particular oneof a plurality oi totalizers exceeds its capacity, is accomplished by anormally ineffective actuating means for the counter, which actuatingmeans, is rendered effective by the tripping of a latch by thetot-alizer wheel of highest denominational order as it turns from, its 9to its 0 position, or. in other words, when said wheel exceeds itscapacity.

Obviously, the mechanism might be duplicater for each line or group oftotalizers, so that with three step-by-step counters, a particulartotalizer in each line would have a corresponding exceeded-capacitycounter.

The totalizer wheel of highest denominational order in the machine ofthe type disclosed in the above mentioned )atents and applications, isusually actuated y a (litterential mechanism exactly like thatassociated with the lower order wheels. However, the correspondingdiflerential actuator was notcontrolled by a row of depressible keys,but merely acted as a transfer or carry-over device from the next lowerorder wheel, and in total and sub-total printing operations.

For convenience of illustration, and to better disclose the usefulnessof the present in vention, a bank or row of keys 3O 1) is shown inconnection with the differential mechanism associated with the highestorder totalizer wheel in the machine.

The keys 30 and the differential actuator mechanism associated therewithare old in this type of machine, as indicated in the patents andapplications mentioned above. However, a brief description of thisstructure and its operation will be included in this application.

Keyboard The keyboard of the machine comprises a plurality of banks orrows of keys 30 (Fig. 1) slidably mounted in denominational key frames31 supported on cross rods 32 and extending between the side f tunes 3%and 44 of the machine, a fragment of the side frame 4 appearing in F 5.Upper and lower swinging arms 37 and 38 pivotally support a detent bar36 extending along each row of keys 30, the detent bar carrying alateral! projecting stud 35, adjacent each key. ll spring 39 attached toa bell crank 41 fast on a s iort shaft 42 journaled in a foot extendingfrom the lower. end of the key frame 31, presses a roll 4-0 on one armof the bell crank lever against the lower supporting arm 38 of thedetent bar to hold the latter in its normal position. hen a key 30 isdepressed, a. locking shoulder thereon crowds past the correspondinglaterally extending stud 35 on the spring-pressed detentbar 36 until itescapes the stud, whereupon the stud 35 snaps over the shoulder toretain the key depressed.

Displacement of thedetent bar during the depression of a key 30 rocksthe short shaft 42 which carries a zero stop 43 to remove the Zero. stopfrom the path of an arm at) on a differentially positioned actuator 50,so that upon operation of the machine. the actuator may be variouslypositioned under the control of whichever ot its keys has beendepressed.

Mechanism, not shown herein. releases the depressed key 30 near the endof each operation of the machine, and a spring (not shown) restores saiddepressed key to its normal outward position, as is fully set forth inthe above mentioned patents and applications. After the key 30 isreleased, the spring 39 rocks the bell crank 41 and short shaft 42clockwise to raise the detent bar 36 to its normal position, and returnthe Zero stop a to position to arrest the travel of the differentialelements now to be described.

Difle'r'ew ta'ql mechanism connected by a link 56 to the drive segment52 J A latch 51 normally to rock said segment first clockwise and thencounter-clockwise to normal position.

The drive segment 52 on its clockwise move: ment carries the totalizeractuator therewith by the latch 51 until the latter strikes the innerend of the depressed key which effects the disconnection offthe latch 51from the seg-.. ment :32 or, if no key in the particular bank or row isdepressed, the zero stop 43 arrests the to-tali-lier actuator 50 in itszero position in a manner well-known in the art.

At this point in the operation of the machine, mechanism to be describedlater, op-

erates to engage the adding wheels'of the se-' lected tota-lizer ortotalizers with their respective actuators 50, afterwhieh each pair ofcams 53 rocks its drive segment 52 counterclockwise back to i'iormalposition. v The drive segment 52; on its counter-clockwise travel picksup its actuator 50 and restores it to home position in a well knownmanner, as is fully disclosed in any of the above-mentioned patents orapplications.

To taliaers A plurality of totalizers is provided in the machine,assembled on three separate lines, A, B, and C. However, as thisinvention conccrns but one totalizer line, and only one totalizer onthat line, andv inasmuch as the totalizer selecting and engagingmechanisms, and other features, are fully disclosed the above-mentionedpatents and applications for LettersPutent, it is unnecessary to includea detailed descriptionqof all of said totalizers and totalizer lines inthisapplication. Therefore, the description of the totalizer will beconfined tothe single line located gene-rally at the hack of or behindthe actuators, the other totali'zers provided in, the machine bcing ofthe same type.

The back tot-a izer comprises plurality of oniinational; totali-zerwheels (Fig, 5) 1 71 rotatably mounted ona tube 72' and spaced apartbyspacing collars/7.3. Brackets 7d and 75 jouraaled on a shaft; 7.6,support the tube 712- b-etween. them. Colihtrs 77 fast on the shaft 76prevent longitudinal; move ment of the brackets 7A and; 75; along theshaft. and maintain the totalizer wheels 70 and 71 in alignment withtheir respective actuators 50. Anti-friction rollers. 79 liig. on. theends of theshaft'lfiicoopera-te. with guide slots. 80 (Figs. 7 toll) and81 Fig. 2) in cam, plates. 51 and 83. secured to the inner faces of theside framesiA and 44, V

respectively, to guide the totalizer as it is moved into and out ofengagement with its actuators.

The mechanism for engaging and" disenga g the totalizer relatively toits actuain chides a pair of can1's84 and 85 2*) .i 1 on the drive shaft54%, adapted to rock a lever pivotally mounted one suitabl'y supportedstud 91 first clockwiseandthen coimter-clockwise to normal. A rockingpit-- man 92 pivoted at oneend to one arm of the lever 90v and slottedat its opposite end to embrace a supporting stud 98, is shifted by thelever 90. The pitman has a large opening to accommodate a stud duringthe several DIOVGIIIQHES'Of the pitman. One of the two opposed forks onthe pitman releasably engages a stud 961011 a substantially circulartotalizer engaging and disengaging spider 94 centrally pivoted on thestud; 95 projecting from the side frame 44.v

There are as many hooks 69 extending radially from the sotalizer'engaging and disengaging spider as there are lines or groups oftotalizers. one only being shown in Fig.

each hookadapted tocatch over a stud 97 carried bya link 98 pivotallyattached to an arm 99 fast on the bracket-supporting shaft 76. The arm99 also carries a roll 100 adapted to traverse a cam slot 101 formed inthe adjacent fixed plate 83. A roller 102 (Figs. 6, 7 and 8) on an arm103 fast on the supporting shaft 76 near the opposite end of the shaft.as viewed in Fig. 5, traverses a cam slot 104 in the cam plate 82.

hen the cams 84 and 85- on drive shaft 54 rock the lever 90 clockwise,the lever draws the pit-man 92 toward the right and rocks the totaiizerengagin nd disengaging spi- I der Mclockwise. Th e'hook 69 of the spidernormally engages the stud 97 in the link 98 pivoted to the arm 99, s0that the spider, on clockwise movement, draws the link 98 toward theleft and rocks the arms 99a-n-d 10?; and the shaft 76-counter-cloclnvise, to cause the anti-friction rollers 100 and 102 onthe arms 99 and 103, to traverse the cam slots 101 and 104: in the camplates 83 and 82. The cam slots guide the shaft 76, brackets 71 and 75'.and the tubes 72. to engage the totalizer wheels 70 and 71 with theirrespective actuators 50. At the proper time, cams 84 and operate throughthe lever 90 and pitman 92 to rock the spider 94 counter-clockwise androck arms 9-9 and 1:04 clockwise to thereby disen: gage the totalizerwheels from their actuators.

All of the above described structure is old and only forms a part of thepresent invention when combined with the novel mechanism now to bedescribed.

Ewceedcrlj capacity counter In certain models of cash registers, this 0practice results iii-limiting: the number of de- 7 nominational rows ofkeys to four, it being customary to provide at least two overflowtotalizer wheels. The accumulating capacity F the totalizers is$9,999.99, whereas the largest capacity of the keyboard is but $99.99.

It is sometimes desirable to increase the re i tering capacity of themachine without increasing the size thereof, and to do so it becomesnecessary to provide additional overl'low totalizer wheels, that is,totalizer or counter wheels which will accumulate 1 each time the wheelof highest order of that section of the totalizer which is directlydriven under control of the keys passes or ex eeds its capacity, therebyextending the acrun'iulatiug capacity of said totalizer.

Due to the narrowness of the machine, it is impracticable to locatethese exceeded capacity wheels on the same axis with the directly driventotalizer wheels 70 and 71, and therefore, mechanism is pro *ided underthe control of the directly-driven totalizer wheel of highest order toactuate a step-by-step counter.

This counter, an enlarged detail view 01 which shown in Figs. 3 and 4,comprises a plurality of number wheels 110 rotatably mounted on a rod111 extending between parallel side plates 112 and 113 secured to aframe 114 supported on the cross rods 32 and 83 Fig. 6) alongside thekey frames 31. A spring-pressed tined pawl 115, (Fig. 4), pivoted on across bar 116 extending between the arms 117 and 118 of a yoke 119,rocking on the rod 111, cooperates with ratchets 20, one secured to theside of each of the number wheels 110, to advance the wheelsstcp-by-step under control of the highest order totalizer wheel 71 (Fig.The mechanism for rocking the yoke 119 is actuatetl each time the backtotalizer is moved into and out of engagement with its actuators 50, butis normally ineffective to rock said bail. 1 hen the highest order wheel71 turns from its 9 position to its 0 position. the actuating mechanismfor the auxiliary counter is rendered e'llective to advance the unitscounter wheel one step, as follows.

It will be remembered that the supporting shaft 76 is rocked firstcounter-clockwise to engage the totalizer with its actuators, and thenclockwise to disengage the totalizers from the actuators at eachoperation of the machine. An arm 126 (Figs. fast on the shaft 76 carriesa stud unich projccts through a cam slot 127 in one arm 128 of a bellcrank pivoted on a shaft 129 journaled in the side frames 34 and 44. Theother arm 130 of the bell crank carries a stud 131 projecting into anangular opening 132 in an enlarged end of a link .3213. The other end ofthe link 133 is pivoted to one arm 134 (Fig. of a lever pivoted on ashaft 135 journaled in the side frames 34 and 44 of the machine. A link136 connects the other arm 137 of this lever to an arm 138 (Fig. 4), ofa counter-operating lever pivoted on the rod 111. The other arm 139 ofthe counter operating lever is bifurcated and embraces the rod 116 onwhich rocks the timed counter-operating pawl 115.

lVhen the drive mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2 rocks the supportingshaft 76 and the arm 126 counter-clockwise, the stud 125 on the arm 126swings around with the shaft 76 and, at the same time, the shaft 76, arm126, and stud 125 are moved bodily toward the center of the machine toengage the totalizer wheels with their actuators 50, described above.This movement of the stud rocks the bell crank 128-130 counterclockwise,but the stud 131 on the arm 1:30 idly traverses the horizontal sectionof the opening 132 in the link 133, and the link is normally held in theposition shown in Figs. 6 and 7 by the contact of a stud 145 in saidlink with a shoulder 146 of a latch 147 pivotally supported on the shaft129. A spring 148 normally returns these parts to and retains them inthe positions in which they are shown in Figs. 6 and 7. So long as theshoulder 14,6 remains under the stud 145, the link 1233 is restrainedand the stud 131 rocks idly in the opening 132. A trip arm 1-19 fat tothe latch 147, but laterally spaced therefrom by a hub 150, (Fig. liesin the path of a tripping tooth 152 carried by a wheel 151 secured tothe totalizer wheel 71. The tripping tooth 152 is offset 'adially fromthe wheel 71 one-half tooth space, and when the wheel 71 is in its 9position, said tripping tooth 152 occupies a position as shown in fulllines in Fig. 7, the parts being in their positions with the totalizerin its normal disengaged position.

When the totalizer is moved into engagement with the actuators while thetripping tooth 152 lies in its 9 position, said tooth assumes a positionshown in Fig. 7 by dotand-dash lines. When the totalizer wheel 71 turnsclockwise to register a further amount onto said wheel, the trippingtooth 152 travels clockwise from the position indicated by dotand-dashlines in Fig. 7 to the full line position shown in Fig. 8, wiping pastthe nose of the tripping arm 149 to rock this arm and the latch 147clockwise and withdrawing the shoulder 146 of the latch from beneath thestud 145 on the spring'drawn link 133.

Link 98 (Fig. 2) in drawing the totalizer into engagement with itsactuators, rocks the arms 99 and 103 (see also Fig. 7) to turn thesupporting shaft 76 sliding along the radial guide slots and 81. Theshaft 76 rocks the arm 126 and its stud 125 (Figs. 69) from the positionshown in Figs. 6 and 7 to the position shown in Fig. 8, the studtraversing the cam slot 127 in the arm 12:; of

the shoulder 146 from the stud 145', the. spring 14:8 swings the link133 clockwise on its pivot on the arm 134 andfits the offset art of theopening 132-over the stud 131. I itlr the parts in such positions when Ithe totalizer engaging mechanism (Fig. 2) operates to disengage thetotalizer from the actuators, it rocks the shaft 7 6,-arm 1 26 and stud125 clockwise from the position shown in Fig. 8 to that shown in Fig. 9.

This movement of p I bell crank 12813() clockwisetoitsnormal positionand, since the link 133 is new connected to the stud 131 by reason ofthepfi'set of the opening 132'falling over the stud, said link is drawntoward the right, and through the lever 1347-1-37, link 136 and lever,139, (Fig. 4) rocks clockwise. the arms 117 and 118 carrying thecrossbar 116 togactuate the tined pawl 115 to advance the counter wheel 110of lowest orderone step.

Spring-pressedretaining pawls 3 and 4) cooperate with ratchets12O fastWlth' the respective numberwheels 110 to prevent retrograde movement ofthe number wheels. These pawls are pivoted on aired 154 extend ingbetween the side plate 112 and a small bracket 155 supported on theishort rod 111 and secured to the side plate 1135 a stud156.

A spring157 coiled about therod 154 8(1151- cent each retainingpawl153serves to hold the pawls against the ratchets 120'. Each springistensionedbetween its awl and a bar 158 conveniently bent at right an lesfrom the side plate 112 and having; its ree end supported in a notchprovide for that purpose in the side plate "113. I I I I The link1133(Fig. 6.) remains iuthe position'in whichit is shown in Fig.3 at the endof an operation on which said link has been actuated to operate theauxiliarytotalizer- Mechanism is operated early in. the next succeedingoperation to restore the link 133 to its normal untripped position. II IShortly after the beginning of anoperation, a pairof cams 165 and 166Fig. 6) fast.

on the drive shaft 5 1, rocks a for ed arm 167 counter-clockwise, the"arm bein pivoted on a stud 168 projecting laterally rom theside frame34. ,A link 169 connects the forked arm 167 with an arm 170 fast on anindicator aligner' shaft 171journaled in the side frames 34 and 44, torock the aligner shaft firstclockwise and their counter-clockwise tonormal, and with it anindica'tor locking bell crank 17 4' likewise fastonthe shaft. A link 1 73 pivoted at one'end to one arm of the indicatorlockin'gbe'll crank 174 is slotted-to surround a stud 17 5. projecting,laterally from; the

a in reeks as at its upper end to fit the ofi'set note actuating link133 for the auxiliary totalizen The slot in the link 173 permits theactuatlink133 to shift in clockwise direction to fit theot fsetnotch ofits opening 132 over the stud of the driving arm 130 and thus :1

m ple the driving arm and I actuating link 133 preliminary to anoperation of the auxiliary totalizer, as heretofore explained.

I such positions 01 the paijtavthe' stud 175 on the actuating link 133occupies a position near the bottom of the slot '17 2 in the link 173,so that when, shortly afterthe beginning otthe neiit succeedingoperation, the cams 165 and 166 rock the aligner shaft; 171' and lockingbell crank 174 clockwise, the link 1 73,

will be drawnu'pwardly tolift the actuating 133 1161 its ofiset notch ofthe opening 132 ciea'rs the stud 131 of thedrivingarm 13D, and by thesame movement thela'tching stud 145on the actuating link133is causedtoclear the shoulder 14'6 on the latch 1 47, whereupon spring 1 18 rocksthe latch-147 coi nter cloek- Assuming that all of the main tiitaliaer,

wheels and *71 (Figs. '1 and .5 are inthir 9-positions, and thatanamountlisfaboiit Ito be added onto this totalizenjgWhen the totali zer engaging mechanism rocks I the shaft 76 counter-clockwise, as viewedin.

Fig. 6 toengage thetotalizer wheels 7 0 and 71 with their actuators 50,the arm l26, by

its stud operating in cam slot 127, rocks the bell crank 128counter-clockwise to position the stud 131in the pathof the ofiset ndtchof the opening 132 in the actuating link 133. I The main totalizeris nowin engage ment with the actuators 50, which are then rockedcounterclockwise, as viewed in Fig.1,

wise to accumulate on the totalizer the amount corresponding to thevalue of the depressed keys. As the totaliz'er wheel. 71, that is thehighest order totalizerwheel, ifotates in a clockwise I direction fromits 9 e. 2

position, the tripping wh'eel' 151 in turning therewith, carries thehigh tooth or tripping tooth 152 past the nose of the'trippingiarm 149,rockingthis arm and the, latch 147m displace the shoulder 146 from theath of the stud 14:5, whereupon the spring 1 8 immediately swingsthelink 133 clockwise,; ivoting I I I II I I o fthe opening .132 overthe stud 131. N ow when the totalizer engaging and disengaging mechanismillustrated in Fi g. 2 rocks the shaft 76 clockwise to disengage themain totalizer from the actuators 50, the arm 126 causes its stud 125 toretrace its path along the cam slot 127 in the arm 128, thereby rockingthe bell crank 128-130 clockwise and, as the offset notch of the 0)ening 132 in link 115 is now fitted over stu 131 on the arm 130, thebell crank 128-430 draws the actuating link 133 towards the right torock the bell crank lever 131-137 clockwise, and through the link 136,rocks the counter operating lever 138139 (Fig. 4) clockwise to advancethe counter wheel 110 of lowest order one step.

As long as the main totalizer does not exceed its capacity, the trippingtooth 152- does not strike the nose of arm 149 to displace the shoulder1&6, which continues to hold the actuating link 133 in its disconnectedposition relatively to the arm 130, and the arm 130 merely carries itsstud 131 idly back and forth in the horizontal opening 132 during eachoperation of the machine.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirablyadapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form orembodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment invarious forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

\Vhat I claim as new, is

1. In a machine of the class described; the combination with atotalizer, actuators for said totalizer; and means to engage anddisengage the totalizer relatively to the actuators; of a step-by-stepcounter; normally ineffective counter-actuating means operable by thetotalizer engaging and disengaging means as said totalizer is disengagedfrom the actuators to actuate the step-by-step counter; and means underthe control of the highest order totalizer wheel to render saidactuating means efi'ective.

2. In a machine of the class described; the combination with a maintotalizer; actuators therefor; and means to engage and disengage thetotaliz-er relatively to the actuators; of an auxiliary counter; a trainof counter-actuating means, said train being operated by the totalizerengaging and disengaging means, and normally uncoupled therefrom; meansto retain uncoupled the train of counter-actuating means; and meansoperated by the totalizer wheel of highest order to disable theretaining means and enable the coupling of the train of counter-actuating means with the totalizer engaging and disengaging means, and itseffective operation by the totalizer engaging and disengaging means asthe totalizers are disengaged from their actuators.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a maintotalizer; actuators therefor; and means to engage and disengage thetotalizer relatively to the actu ators; of an auxiliary counter; a trainof counter-actuating means, said train being operable by the totalizerengaging and disengaging means; and comprising a drive member operablein one direction as the totalizer is engaged and in the oppositedirection as the totalizer is disengaged; and an actuating link normallyuncoupled from the drive member; means to retain the drive member andactuating link uncoupled; and means operated by the totalizer wheel ofhighest order to disable the retaining means and enable the coupling ofthe drive member and the actuating link to effect the actuation of theauxiliary counter.

4. In a machine of the described; the combination with a main operatinmechanism; a main totalizer comprising a plurality of totalizingelements; actuators tor the elements; and means to engage and disengagethe elements relatively to the actu ators; of a step-by-step counter; anactuating link to operate the counter, said link having an effectiveposition and an ineffective position; a drive member for the link; meansto normally retain the actuating link in its ineffective positionrelatively to the drive member; means, under the control of thetotalizer element of highest order, to disable the means which normallyretains the link inetlective, to enable the drive member to operate thelink and the step-by-step counter.

5. In a machine of the class described; the combination with a pluralityof totalizer elements; actuators therefor; and means to engage anddisengage the totalizer elements relatively to their actuators; of acounter; a supporting shaft turned by the engaging and disengaging meansincident to engaging and disengaging the totalizer elements relativelyto their actuators; a shiftable drive member operated by the shaft; alink intermediate the drive member and the counter, and normallyuncoupled from the drive member; means to retain said link in itsuncoupled position; means operated by the totalizer element of highestorder as said element exceeds its capacity to displace the retainingmeans and release the link; means to couple the link and the drivemember to enable the latter to operate the counter; and means operableincident to the engagement of the totalizer elements with theiractuators on the succeeding operation of the machine, to uncouple thelink and its drive member to enable the retaining means to becomeeffective.

6. In a machine of the class described; the combination with a pluralityof totalizer elements; means to actuate said elements; and means toengage and disengage said elements relatively to the actuating means; ofa counter; a supporting shaft actuated by the engaging means incident toengaging and disengaging the totulizer elements relatively to theactuators; a drive member operated by said shaft; an actuating linkbetween the drive member and the counter and normally ineffectiverelatively to the drive member;

means to normally retain the link in its in-V effective position; meansunder the control of the highest order totalizer Wheel to disable theretaining means; and a spring to move the link to its effectiveposition.

7. Ina machine of the class described; the

combination With a plurality of totalizer eleto the drive member; meansto normally latch the link in its inefi'ective position; and means underthe control of the highest order totalizerwheel to displace the latchmeans.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. BERNIS M. SHIPLEY.

